06.03.12 — Myth-Labeled

Detail from The Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy

by Domenico Tiepolo, 1773

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

MYTH-LABELED, Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will Shortz

Eight myths are clued by “label warnings” in this perfectly pleasant Sunday crossword:

SWORD OF DAMOCLES (23A. WARNING: Suspension system prone to failure)
TROJAN HORSE (29A. WARNING: May contain Greeks)
CUPID’S ARROW (50A. WARNING: Possible heart-related side effects)
GORDIAN KNOT (75A. WARNING: Cutting tool required)
PANDORA’S BOX (96A. WARNING: Do not open)
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH (103A. WARNING: Effects on children unknown)
FORBIDDEN FRUIT (4D. WARNING: May cause damnation if swallowed)
APPLE OF DISCORD (54D. WARNING: Improper use could lead to jealousy, treachery and/or war)

Other — ALAN ARKIN (42D. Oscar winner for “Little Miss Sunshine”), ANASTASIA (8D. 1956 Ingrid Berman/Yul Brynner film), CONFUTES (59A. Proves false), ESSENTIAL (44D. Required), HOMOPHONE (41D. Cache for cash, say), LEASE OUT (68A. Rent), MASHIES (14D. Approach clubs), METLIFE (82A. Company whose ads have “Peanuts” characters) , PRE-COOKED (46D. Like Spam), PSYCHED (38A. Raring to go), REDONDO Beach (California surfing mecca), SKEWERING (72D. Really ridiculing), UNNATURAL (47D. Grotesque).

Six-letter — AGE-OLD, ALLOTS, CHASSE, DEEJAY, FIBULA (84D. Part of a calf), INSOLE, LAP CAT, MEDIAL, MERLOT, NICENE, OILMEN, PARRED, SHRUGS, SNIPER, SPEEDO, TOYOTA.

Five — ACORN, ADDLE, ADD TO, AGNES, ALCOA, ALGAE, ALICE, ASTIN, CHADS, CITES, CLOSE, COKIE, EAT IT (95D. Grammy-winning Weird Al Yankovic song), ELWES, ENNIO Morricone, ENTER, ERNIE, ESSEN, EXTRA, FENCE, GATOR, HEIDI and HINDI, HEIST, JOSIE, JUKED, LEAFS, LEAST, LEEDS, LOPES, LYNDE, MARLO Thomas, MAUVE, MEMOS, NO HOW, OPENS, PASTA, REARS and SEARS, REFER, RINGS, SLOOP, SOOTY, SOUND, SPASM, STEAD, SUITE, UNARM, VERSE.

Short stuff — ADS, AFAR, AHA, AIL and ALL, ARNO, BESS, CHEF, CHI, COAT, CROC and CROP, DAY, DEN, ECON, ENDS, FEAT, FUND, HERB, HOWL, IKEA, INGA, LASH, LAV, LEO, LOS, NEON, OARS, OBEY, OKRA, OMAN, OVID, OWE, PAS de deux, POST, PUP, RAW, REA, RILE and ROLE, RIM, ROSE, ROT, SAD, SCUD, SIR, SOSA, SYMS, TATE, THEO, UNIT, URGE, YEA.

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Beware the Greeks bearing gifts…

…and then burning them!

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Pages (through); 6. Moon shots?; 11. Lead-inks to many YouTube videos; 14. Sunset color; 19. Maker of Reynolds Wrap; 20. Film composer Morricone; 21. A fire sign; 22. Saint Clare of Assisi’s sister; 26. Company owns Lands’ End; 27. Tea flavoring; 28. Gershwin title character; 31. High-precision rifle user; 33. Its first car was the Model AA; 35. Well-connected industrialists?; 36. Generally preferred work shift; 37. John; 40. They get punched out; 43. “The Ballad of ___,” 1967 comedy/western: 45. Part of L.A.P.D.; 46. Litter member; 49. Function; 54. 1966 Florentine flooder; 55. Musandam Peninsula nation; 56. Big-box store; 57. Single-masted boat; 58. Uncorks; 59. Proves false; 61. Crime film centerpiece; 62. Very tame tom; 63. Avoided bogey; 64. Picket line?; 65. Bordeaux grape; 66. Silent says “So what?”; 67. Furniture purchase; 70. Newswoman Roberts; 71. Source of the word “bandanna”; 72. Saloon singer Sylvia; 73. Pods often pickled; 74. Foot, e.g.; 77. Tour de force; 78. Entertainment center location; 79. Unrefined; 80. __ United (English football club); 81. Perplex; 86. Not be entirely independent; 87. Japanese kana character; 88. Big name in suits; 91. ___ Creed (statement of religious beliefs); 93. Gliding dance step; 98. Nettle; 100. Completely cover; 102. “The Addams Family” actor John; 108. Ending with farm or home; 107. Nothing but; 108. Olympic group?; 100. “Rubber Duckie” singer; 110. Thomas of stage and screen; 111. Mens ___; 112. Biofuel source; 113. Supplement. — DOWN: 1. Old naval punishment; 2. Actor Cary; 3. Symbol used to mark England’s National Trails; 5. Unfortunate; 6. Consult, with “to”; 7. Wraps up; 9. Wheel part; 10. Like used fire irons; 11. Earmarks; 12. Entertain a party, in a way; 13. 1998 home run race participant; 15. Antediluvian; 16. Strip of weapons; 17. Minister’s reading; 18. City that hosts the world’s biggest annual game fair; 24. Comply with; 25. Season yield; 30. At all, in dialect; 34. “Ars Amatoria” writer; 37. Canters leisurely; 39. Sound heard at equestrian events; 40. Critter with a lot of teeth; 41 Cache for cash, say; 42. Made a misleading move, in football; 44. Required; 48. Blog entry; 50. Names; 51. “It’s the stupidest tea-party I ever was at in all my life!” speaker; 52. Headed heavenward; 53. Floorboard problem; 59. They’re sometimes seen in banks; 60. Compulsion; 61. Fictional friend of Peter the goatherd; 62. Smallest; 64. Charitable creation; 65. Notes; 66. Certain missile; 67. Officer’s title; 68. “Bewitched” regular Paul; 69. Home to many John Constable works, with “the”; 71. Complain loudly; 75. Gainesville athlete; 76. Attention-getting sign; 81. “I suspected as much!; 82. Near the center; 85. Future C.P.A.’s study; 87. Special creator?; 88. Muscle woe; 89. Food in many shapes; 90. Cross the doorsill; 92. Actor without lines; 93. About to happen; 94. Reliable; 97. In the distance; 99. “Young Frankenstein” role; 101. Kojak’s first name; 104. Afflict; 105. Biblical “indeed”.